SOUL BRASILEIRO
Vários Intérpretes (2000)
Crítica
Cotação: 
It was about time that someone took on account the historic volume of soul music affiliates in Brazil for the past three decades. Not to mention the importance of black music for BPM’s renovation. From Tim Maia and Jorge Ben to Farofa Carioca and Claudinho & Buchecha, the tale has finally been told in this compilation. The repertoire belonged to Polygram and Universal Music, merged last year to form Universal. Thus, many essential artists were left out: Sandra de Sá, Toni Tornado, Banda Black Rio, Robson Jorge and Lulu Santos, to name just a few. Nonetheless, with the available ones, it is possible to understand the evolution of soul music in Brazil along the years. Be it through the attempts of modernization or the search for fusion with samba and other local beats, the artists have kept the machine working. Often ahead of his time, Jorge Ben appears in three essential tracks that would later be recorded, respectively, by Soulfly, Cidade Negra and O Rappa: Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma), O Homem da Gravata Florida and Take It Easy My Brother Charles. The influence of soul is not that clear in those tracks, but the funky (acoustic) guitar is there, shining.
Seeking for representation and avoiding obvious choices, the selection follows with Chocolate, an exciting track by Tim Maia. But the greatest merit of the album is to bring to the CD era irresistible dance-driven songs by three masters of Brazilian funk in the 70s: Cassiano (with the disco De Bar em Bar), Gerson King Combo (Andando nos Trilhos, in the best James Brown fashion) and Hyldon (Estrada Errada). Following the chronology, we have Luis Melodia (O Sangue Não Nega, from the album Felino, 1983), plus two tracks by the legitimate heir to soul music in Brazil, Ed Motta (Fora da Lei and Vamos Dançar).
The second half of the 90s is portrayed by the band Farofa Carioca (with the nice funk-rap A Lei da Bala, a Banda Black Rio recall) and two expressive duos in the melodic-pop-Miami Bass trend created in Rio - Claudinho & Buchecha and Márcio e Goró – exactly on the two tracks where the soul accent is more evident. The first duo is featured with the songs Quero Te Encontrar and Tempos Modernos (which indirectly brings Lulu Santos into the compilation.). The other duo appears with Sol de Verão. Therefore, this is an album that requires a volume 2 – which would be a cool excuse to retrieve other missing pearls like Lady Zu, Claudio Zoli and Edmon from Polygram’s archives. (Silvio Essinger)
Seeking for representation and avoiding obvious choices, the selection follows with Chocolate, an exciting track by Tim Maia. But the greatest merit of the album is to bring to the CD era irresistible dance-driven songs by three masters of Brazilian funk in the 70s: Cassiano (with the disco De Bar em Bar), Gerson King Combo (Andando nos Trilhos, in the best James Brown fashion) and Hyldon (Estrada Errada). Following the chronology, we have Luis Melodia (O Sangue Não Nega, from the album Felino, 1983), plus two tracks by the legitimate heir to soul music in Brazil, Ed Motta (Fora da Lei and Vamos Dançar).
The second half of the 90s is portrayed by the band Farofa Carioca (with the nice funk-rap A Lei da Bala, a Banda Black Rio recall) and two expressive duos in the melodic-pop-Miami Bass trend created in Rio - Claudinho & Buchecha and Márcio e Goró – exactly on the two tracks where the soul accent is more evident. The first duo is featured with the songs Quero Te Encontrar and Tempos Modernos (which indirectly brings Lulu Santos into the compilation.). The other duo appears with Sol de Verão. Therefore, this is an album that requires a volume 2 – which would be a cool excuse to retrieve other missing pearls like Lady Zu, Claudio Zoli and Edmon from Polygram’s archives. (Silvio Essinger)
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